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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 13:35 → Psalms 78:2

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 13:35BSB

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Earlier text

Psalms 78:2BSB

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square14:08

Significance

Psalm 78 uses parable and riddle to recount Israel's history for instructing the next generation. Jesus' parables similarly reveal previously hidden truths about God's kingdom through figurative speech. Both Asaph and Jesus use this method to disclose and explain God's ways to those with ears to hear. The inauguration of the new age brings new revelation about kingdom realities that were concealed in previous epochs. Jesus unveils mysteries hidden since creation's foundation, demonstrating his authority as the one who brings eschatological disclosure.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology + Promise-Fulfillment